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A Natural Selection

🎞️ Movie 10 min CA
2011

Christie, a deaf female who has struggled with her inability to have children, visits a fertility clinic with another woman, Michelle. The pair are informed about the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). They are informed by a genetic counselor that a growing understanding of the genetic basis of some forms of deafness has made it possible to select for or against a deaf child. The pair reflects on the social and ethical implications surrounding IVF/PGD from the perspective of the deaf community.

Cast

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Kristi Mahe
Christie
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Jillian Stanely
Michelle
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Jenny
Server
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Ben Paylor
Fertility Counsellor